Incredible day of music (06.19.2006 - 12:42 PM)

What an incredible day of music. Buddy Guy, Elvis Costello, Beck, Radiohead and Superjam featuring Trey Anastasio and Mike Gordon of Phish And Phil Lesh from the Grateful Dead. Nothing short of a Beatles reunion could top that lineup.\nBuddy Guy was nothing short of legendary, which is fitting since he is, in fact, a legend. I saw people in there late sixties as well as people in their early teens dancing with reckless abandon as Buddy ripped it up on his guitar. Unfortunately I wasn't able to stay at the Buddy Guy show for long. Elvis Costello, Beck and Radiohead were all playing on the same stage and I had to go stake out my seat.\nI showed up about a half an hour before Elvis Costello and found a spot at center stage about 15-20 yards back. Elvis Costello came out and put on a great show. I probably knew two of his songs going into that show, but by the end he had turned me into a fan.\nAfter Elvis had left the stage, it was about an hour wait before Beck which meant I had just enough time to weave my way through the throng of people in the pavilion, get a corn dog and then muscle my way back to my spot, although I think a few people were contemplating some serious physical violence as I stepped in front of them to try and meet back up with Zack.\nThe Beck show was among the most entertaining concerts I have ever seen. Aside from playing some truly great music, his onstage antics were almost equally entertaining. My favorite thing about his show was the tiny replica of the stage sitting directly behind him which featured exact marionette replicas of the entire band. In perfect harmony with the band movements, the tiny replicas singing and playing their instruments were broadcast over the big screens for all of the people who were too far away to see. \nAfter Beck it was an hour and a half until Radiohead, and come hell or high water, I was not moving an inch from my spot (did I mention I was only 15 yards back from center stage). We were packed in like sardines. I tried sitting down but in order to do so I had to but my knees somewhere in the vicinity of the top of my head. It was worth all of the trouble though, because Radiohead put on one of the best shows I have ever seen. Every song they played was spectacular (including two brand new never before heard songs from their upcoming album). I couldn't have possibly asked for a better day of music. \nAfter the concert was over I wondered into one of the VIP hospitality tents. Where I am almost positive I saw Gina Gershon or at least a reasonable facsimile (if anyone knows her ask her if she was at Bonnaroo, and if she noticed a tall debonair guy giving her the eye).\nMy plan was to just go back to my tent and sleep off the pain of a hard days rocking, but I wanted to see who the line up for Super Jam was. Super Jam is a yearly tradition at Bonnaroo, where several different musicians get together and just play. When Mike Gordon and Trey Anastasio of Phish came out onto the stage I almost cried because I knew I wouldn't be getting much sleep. I stuck around as long as I could, but in the end my exhaustion won out over my love of the band Phish… but just barely.\nUnfortunately it looks as though I am going to have to miss the last day of the festival, but I think that Saturday's festivities was a great way to end the weekend.\nThere will be only one more entry into my blog, check for it sometime tomorrow, but stay posted for lots more pictures and feature stories in Thursday's IDS weekend.